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Jones says that Alabama Republican leaders “clearly do not want a Senator who will follow his or her oath to defend the Constitution”

On Tuesday, the Alabama Republican Party held a press conference in which it called on U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, to stand with the majority of Alabamians and oppose the impeachment of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Jones responded, saying that, “It is my obligation to weigh all of the facts fairly before making a … Continued
October 11, 2019

Sewell: It’s clear that the president has endangered national security

Thursday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-Selma) published an opinion piece in the New York Times in which she defended the decision to launch and impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump (R). Sewell said that the President, “Has endangered our national security and the very foundation of our democracy.” “It is clear that the president, … Continued
October 11, 2019

Rogers, Byrne, and Brooks support the White House response to the impeachment inquiry

Wednesday, the White House sent a letter to House Democrat Leadership stating that the Trump Administration would not cooperate with the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Alabama Republican Congressmen Mike Rogers, Bradley Byrne, and Mo Brooks issued the statements supporting the White House counsel’s letter to House Democrats on what both Byrne and Rogers called a “sham … Continued
October 10, 2019

Lathan calls on Doug Jones to “take a stand” on impeachment inquiry

The Alabama Republican Party opened qualifying for the 2020 election at their Hoover headquarters Tuesday, but Sen. Doug Jones was the focus of a morning press conference. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan hosted a press conference with the Republican National Committee calling on U.S. Senator Doug Jones to side with the majority of his … Continued
October 9, 2019

Byrne and Rogers support censure of House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff

Thursday, Congressmen Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) and Mike Rogers (R-Saks) both joined a resolution to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-California). Byrne’s office said that the censure is for Schiff’s attempt during last week’s hearing on impeachment to mislead the public with a false retelling of a conversation between President Trump and … Continued
October 4, 2019

Alabama Republicans take aim at Joe Biden

As Congressional Democrats continue to push ahead with the impeachment inquiry, Alabama Republicans are increasingly critical of former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden for his alleged activities in Ukraine. “No family member of a sitting president or vice president should serve on a foreign gas board drawing a salary of $600,000 a … Continued
October 3, 2019

Sewell secures commitment that whistleblower can testify before House committee

Congresswoman Terri Sewell last week questioned Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire on the Trump Administration’s handling of the whistleblower report and secured his commitment that he would work to ensure the whistleblower can share his or her testimony directly with the Committee. Sewell said that the administration’s failure to immediately deliver the whistleblower … Continued
September 30, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones urges colleagues to investigate allegations against Trump

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, spoke in a largely empty Senate chamber Thursday in Washington D.C. and implored his colleagues to do the jobs they took an oath to do and to defend the Constitution by investigating allegations of wrongdoing by the President.  Jones’s speech came after the acting Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, … Continued
September 27, 2019

Jones: “History will judge us” on impeachment crisis

Last week, President Donald J. Trump (R) was polling better than Barack Obama at this point in his presidency and appeared likely to win re-election. Today, whether or not he will finish the third year of his presidency is in serious question. If the Democratic controlled U.S. House of Representatives votes to impeach the President, … Continued
September 27, 2019

Palmer says impeachment inquiry is “about politics”

Thursday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement saying that he plan “inquiry is not about high crimes and misdemeanors, but about politics.” Congressman Palmer said that Democrats are trying to achieve in the political arena would they could not achieve at the ballot box. “I plan to stand with the Constitution in the impeachment … Continued
September 27, 2019